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Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (C) speaks with Saudi Arabia's envoy to Lebanon, Yazid bin Farhan, on 14 January 2026. Lebanese Presidency Press Office / AFP

Lebanon reopens its Gulf gateway as exports return to Saudi Arabia

After five years of suspension, Lebanese exporters are targeting annual sales of $500mn as Saudi Arabia reopens its market

Thuraya Shahin 21 June 2026
Supporters of the Houthi movement demonstrate in solidarity with Iran in Sana'a, Yemen, on 10 April, 2026. Reuters

The problem with the 'Axis of Resistance' narrative on Palestine

Saudi Arabia's steadfast position on Palestine challenges efforts to reduce resistance to a single political camp

Zaid bin Ali al-Fadhil 17 June 2026
Nash

Saudi Vision 2030: a decade of transformation

In most key performance areas, targets are being met, but there is still work to do over the next few years to move the Saudi economy away from oil toward a more sustainable future.

Rana Freifer 28 April 2026
Netflix

The witty Saudi dram-com topping Netflix charts

The Alkhallat+ series is a stand-out production both in its understanding of its own identity and the audience it addresses.

Turki Harbi 27 April 2026
A Saudi commercial ship at Jeddah Sea Port, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 26 April 2023. Saudi Ministry of Defence

Saudi networks can redraw oil, gas, and trade routes

With Iran's effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, alternatives for Gulf energy transit are being sought. Could the Saudi landmass straddling two seas be bridged for the benefit of all?

Al Majalla - London 16 April 2026
An aerial view of Yanbu oil terminal in western Saudi Arabia. Alamy

Yanbu: from Saudi safety valve to Gulf export hub?

As a route for Gulf energy exports, nothing can fully replace the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed by Iran, but a Saudi port city on the Red Sea could hold some of the answers.

Al Majalla - London 16 April 2026
Lina Jaradat

Farasan, the literature of the sea, and the poetics of place

In these pristine Saudi islands, a generation of writers has drawn on life by the sea to produce a body of work shaped by memory, identity, and rapid change

Jaber Muhammad Madkhali 16 April 2026
Shutterstock

Riyadh's Ramadan nights: spirituality, culture, and fun

The holy month comes to the Saudi capital, threading itself through its rhythms and leaving its mark.

Ibrahim Tutunji 10 March 2026
Nash

Saudi Founding Day and the roots of political continuity

As Saudi Arabia approaches its third century as a nation, Founding Day frames 1727 not simply as a historical milestone but as the starting point of an evolving state

Abdullah F. Alrebh 22 February 2026
Al Majalla

Media a key pillar of Saudi Arabia's reform architecture

It has followed economic reforms closely, explaining policy shifts to the public, assessing outcomes, and contributing to informed discussion when needed

Faisal Faeq 12 February 2026
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Libyan National Army Deputy Commander Saddam Haftar, and Trump advisor Massad Boulos in Washington on 29 June, 2026. @US_SrAdvisorAF/X
Politics

US plan for Libya: unification or management of division?

26 June 2026

A US envoy wants the institutions of western Libya to accommodate the son of an eastern warlord as Libyan president. Is this another doomed effort to unite the feuding factions, or could it work?

Areig Elhag
Dave Murray
Science & Technology

More than a game: a look inside the mind of a football fan

30 June 2026

As the FIFA World Cup 2026 shows, identity, belonging, and tension combine to make football fandom unlike any other sport. So, what is going on in fans' brains?

Alaa Emara
A fighter loyal to Sudan's army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds up a weapon backdropped by the minaret of a mosque, during a graduation ceremony in the southeastern Gedaref state on 27 May 2024. AFP
Politics

The quiet push to finally end Sudan's civil war

29 June 2026

External actors and some domestic parties are believed to be working behind the scenes towards a settlement. Why now?

Shawgi Abdelazim
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in the centre of the hall during the China-Africa forum at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, on 5 September 2024.
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Business & Economy

China doubles down on Africa with its zero-tariff policy

01 July 2026

Beijing's duty-free access for African exports promises mutual economic gains, but more importantly, it deepens its strategic influence across the continent

Rabia Abdul Salam
Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Why siccing Syria's army on Hezbollah is so dangerous

28 June 2026

If Trump's idea is implemented, it would all but certainly further undermine regional stability and US interests in the Middle East

David Schenker

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